The Donghuamen Snack Market in Wangfujing has wide range of foods and serving stalls.

The 300-meter market has always been a must-visit venue for visitors to Beijing, giving them the chance to taste genuine local snacks. While originally serving only Beijing food. Today, visitors can find dishes from the like of Guangzhou, Shanghai, Hunan and just about everywhere else in China. Some 100 choices of food are available, all at affordable prices. For example, Yunnan Xishuangbanna rice in a bamboo tube costs just eight yuan, and boiled rice noodle four yuan.

Barbecued mutton, chicken, and vegetables are extremely popular. The mutton cubes are roasted on skewers said to be the longest in Beijing. Each cost five yuan.

Edited by www.travel-silkroad.com
July 2001